Who Jesus is to Me

My wife and I have belonged to the same Church for our entire lives. Recently I’ve become friends with a group of men who attend a different church and I’ve gone a few times, today my wife joined me for their earlier morning session.

It is always interesting and informative to get new perspectives, see how other denominations interpret scripture and apply it in how they worship.

This morning the sermon was on Joel chapter 2. And it got me thinking “who is Jesus to me today?”

A quick answer is “the Son of the Living God.”

A more detailed response is “He who has purchased me and paid for my sins.” I think of the times when I have been in deep despair, reliving the darkest moments of my life and having the Holy Spirit reveal to me in those times that Christ was there, exactly where He stood when I was suffering.

The deep, connecting, answer I realize lately I’ve not felt for awhile is “ He with whom I connected this morning, have given my love and heart to. Him to whom I surrender my all, my everything. He whom I seek now to find answers to life’s questions. My Lord. My God.”

I have different depictions of Him in my office. One is an actor stading in the place of Him. His hands are clasped together. Another is a fuzzy spot painting of Him in reverent prayer. Another is a depiction of Peter, under the water reaching up. Christ’s feet and hand grasping hold of him (Me) and pulling him up to the surface.

Today Christ is in the pit of my belly, the breath in my lungs, the peace in my heart, the calm in my mind.

Who is He to you?